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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League
W.L. Pet. W.L. Pet
Clevl'd 75 71.514
StL's. 75 72-.510
Washn 71 71.500
Phila.."32110.225
NatioFTal League
W.L. Pet. W.L
Boston 84 59.587
, Chicago 83 63 .568
Detroit 83 64.555
N.York 75 68.524
N Br'klyn 85 55 .607
Phila.. 82 57.590
Boston 78 57.578
N.York 75 62.547
Pet
PittsbTi 65 79.451
Chicago 63 81 .437
StLouis 60 84 .417
Cinc'ti. 56 89.386
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
American League. Philadelphia
8, Chicago 0; Boston 10, Detroit 2;
New York 5, St. Louis 4; Cleveland
3, Washington 2.
National League. - New York 4,
Chicago 0; Cincinnati 5, Boston 4
Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 3; Brook
lyn , St Louis -3.
THE BIG STICK BATTLE
American League
At. bat. Hits. Pet.
Speaker 516 200 .387
Cobb ..' 512 185 .361
Jackson x 561" 194 .345
National League
At. bat Hits. Pet
Chase 508 170 .334
Wheat 537 173 .322
Hornsby 465 147 .316
Paul Des Jardien, former Univ. of
Chicago star center, has been elected
coach of the Oberlin football team.
La Grange high and St. Ignatius
played a 6-to-6 tie in the first game
on the suburban" field. Each eleven
showed an impregnable defense
against line rushing.
Frank Moran arid Fred Fulton
have been matched to fight at Madi
Square Garden, New York, Oct. 12.
This is a good chance for Pulton to
show his worth, but a defeat ''will
ehminate him from further consid
eration among the heavies.
EAST AGAIN CONTROLS WORLD
SERIES BATTLE .
By Mark Shields
Unless a miracle occurs the pen
nant race in the American league is
over, so far as deciding the winner
is concerned, and the National flag
dash is also assuming a permanent
complexion.
Boston's Red Sox have come west,
met the greatest test of the season,
and are riding high and easy, two
games and a half above our White
Sox and three games before the De
troit Tigers. Carrigan's people have
four games to play with Cleveland
before shaking the west, but these
contests should not prove difficult.
When the western swing began
predictions were rife that the world's
champions would" need a leadof four
games in order to get home in the
van. They had no such margin and
condolences were arranged for ihem.
They split two games with St. Louis,
took two out of three here and then
swept Detroit for three straight.
They possessed the requisite stuff.
Class was present in large quantities
and our representatives fizzled woe
fully. Previous to the trip the Red
Sox had Deen in something of a bat
ting slump and even the pitching was
not as effective as one would expect
from the excellent staff Carrigan is
shepherding.
But when the lines drew tight and
the moments ofstress arrived, up
rose the Bostonese. Leonard, Ruth,
Mays and Shore became'effective at
the same moment, developing' he
necessary puzzlement to shove 'back,
the opposition. And the attacking
end of the cast developed the most
vicious batting streak it has shown
all year. ,
White Sox and Detroit, in their
own townships, with the advantage
such fortification brings, could 'not
withstand the onslaught. The Red
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